100% Free · Self-paced · Path Rewritten Accounting Academy

Staff Accountant Foundations

The original Path Rewritten Accounting Academy program. Build financial-accounting foundations, practical bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Excel, month-end close, cost/managerial accounting, and nonprofit-accounting awareness in one structured path.

18 modulesBeginner to Intermediate

Who this program is for

Career builders, working accounting professionals, career changers, and learners who want a broad foundation before specializing.

Prerequisites

No accounting degree required. Basic spreadsheet/computer skills are helpful.

What you will learn

  • Apply double-entry accounting and prepare common journal entries.
  • Understand the accounting cycle and core financial statements.
  • Use Excel and QuickBooks in practical accounting workflows.
  • Approach reconciliations and month-end close systematically.
  • Apply introductory cost/managerial and nonprofit accounting concepts.

Course outline

The full instruction, workbooks, practice labs, and knowledge checks are available free through the Path Rewritten learning portal.

  1. Module 1: Accounting Language, Debits & Credits
  2. Module 2: Accrual Accounting & Adjusting Entries
  3. Module 3: Financial Statements & Financial Analysis
  4. Module 4: Inventory, Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
  5. Module 5: Fixed Assets, Debt, Equity & Cash Flow + BUS103 Final
  6. Module 6: Intuit Bookkeeping — Accounting in Practice
  7. Module 7: Intuit Bookkeeping — Reconciliations & Analysis
  8. Module 8: QuickBooks Online — From Screen to Journal Entry
  9. Module 9: Excel Foundations & Accountant Formulas
  10. Module 10: VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH & PivotTables
  11. Module 11: Power Query & Excel Accountant Capstone
  12. Module 12: Guided Month-End Close & Balance-Sheet Reconciliations
  13. Module 13: Cost Accounting Foundations, Job Costing & Process Costing
  14. Module 14: Cost Behavior, CVP & Decision-Making
  15. Module 15: Budgeting, Standards & Variance Analysis
  16. Module 16: Managerial Analysis + BUS105 Final
  17. Module 17: Nonprofit Accounting, Net Assets & Restricted Funds
  18. Module 18: Grants, Budgets, Form 990, Audit Prep & Graduation
Independent self-paced learning, not an accredited degree or professional license. Some optional third-party resources may have different access terms.
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